The Distribution of Star Formation in TNG100 Central and Satellite Galaxies
Physics
Intrinsic and Environmental Factors
Friday, February 9, 2024 4-5 p.m.
Bryanne McDonough, Boston University
Several processes have been implicated as driving or influencing quenching of star formation in galaxies, including AGN feedback, a bar morphology, and environment. In this talk, I will use radial profiles of stellar age and star formation rate for populations of galaxies in the TNG100 simulation to explore how and where these factors influence star formation. I demonstrate that high-mass TNG100 galaxies reproduce the observed inside-out quenching driven by AGN feedback energy and will show that the gradient in stellar age is directly related to the cumulative AGN energy injected. I will also summarize results from an ongoing study of the effects on similar profiles for low-mass and satellite galaxies in TNG100 with the goal of demonstrating how morphology and environment affect star formation in these populations.